Cardiff City are lining up a £1million swoop for Forest Green striker Christian Doidge.

The 25-year-old Welshman has scored 17 goals for a struggling Rovers side this season.

He fired 27 last term to help them win promotion to the Football League for the first time via the National League play-offs, including one in the 3-1 win over Tranmere Rovers in the final at Wembley.

Christian Doidge

Several clubs are keen to prise him away from Gloucestershire, but Championship promotion chasers Cardiff, managed by Neil Warnock, are favourites to land his signature.

Doidge joined Rovers from Dagenham & Redbridge in the summer of 2016.

The Newport-born target man was released by Southampton and Bristol Rovers as a youngster.

He stepped away from the professional game as a teenager and pursued a career with South Wales Police as well as representing the Welsh national basketball side and appearing in the European Championships.

However, he found his way back into football and his form for League of Wales Carmarthen Town earned him his move to Dagenham.

Meanwhile, Rovers have told attacking midfielder or forward Luke James and goalkeeper Sam Russell they can leave the club.